6th International Congress on Applied Mineralogy

Göttingen & Hannover, Germany

16–22 July 2000

First Circular, January 1998

Organized by the

• International Council for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM)
  President: Andrzej Szymanski (Warsaw, Poland)
  Vice-President: Robert B. Heimann (Freiberg, Germany
  Past President: Jim Graham (Nedlands, Australia)
  
• German Mineralogical Society (DMG) and its
  Commission for Applied Mineralogy (KTM)
  
• Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR, Hannover)
  
• Geological Survey of Lower Saxony (NLfB)

Organizing Committee

General Chairman: Robert B.Heimann(Freiberg)

Scientific Program

Chairman: Horst Pentinghaus (Karlsruhe)

Correspondence

Mail: ICAM 2000 Office
BGR/NLfB
P.O.Box 510153
D-30631 Hannover
Germany

Phone: +49-511-643-2298
Fax: +49-511-643-3685
E-mail: ICAM2000@bgr.de
Internet: http://www.bgr.de/ICAM2000

Preliminary Deadlines

General information

The "International Council for Applied Mineralogy" (ICAM) was founded in Johannesburg, S. Africa in 1981 by scientists from Australia, Canada, Germany, Poland, South Africa and the USA to provide an interdisciplinary forum for specialists in the fields of mineralogy, chemistry, mineral exploration, engineering, environment, ceramics, metallurgy, archeometry and medicine.
A further objective of ICAM is to recruit industrial participation, to highlight their current research needs, and to promote contacts to specialists in all fields of applied mineralogy.
The previous five ICAM congresses were held in Johannesburg, S.A. (1981), Los Angeles, USA (1984), Pretoria, S.A. (1991), Perth, Australia (1993), and Warsaw, Poland (1996).
ICAM 2000 will take place in the old university town of Göttingen.
From Göttingen, it will take only 30 minutes by high speed train to the World Fair EXPO 2000 in Hannover. The EXPO 2000 has the motto

"humankind – nature – technology"

Congress Schedule

Language

The official language of the congress will be English. No translation facilities will be provided.

Publications

A volume of all extended abstracts will be provided to the participants at ICAM 2000.

Accommodation

Due to EXPO 2000, there will be a high demand for accommodations. Therefore, early registration is recommended. About 400 rooms will be set aside until the registration deadline.

Notes

Registration fees, workshops, field trips, and scientific and commercial exhibitions will be announced in the Second Circular.

Preliminary Topics of ICAM 2000

Contributions on advancements in experimental and analytical techniques in all six topics are welcome. Further suggestions are invited.